Live at Sydney Opera HouseWatch now - Jamie Oliver, Camp Cope, Arlo Parks & more
All the shows you may have missed, now free on Stream
We’ve just unveiled our newest collection of live performance films recorded at the House. Now’s the perfect time to catch up on the shows you missed, relive the ones you saw or even discover something new, all from the comfort of your own home.
During our 50th birthday year, an incredible array of contemporary voices and performers took to our stages. From a talk with a world-famous chef to a community-led dance competition to an iconic Australian band’s final performance, there’s something for everyone in this latest release.
The best part is it’s all free and available for anyone, anywhere to enjoy. The new collection includes Camp Cope, Arlo Parks, Jamie Oliver, Future Islands, William Barton, DanceRites 2023, Sunny Kim, Rove McManus, Martha Marlow and Bark of Millions by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray.
Jamie Oliver - In Conversation
Moderated by Melissa Leong
A very famous chef reflects on his celebrated (and tasty) career
Chef and child health campaigner Jamie Oliver shares insights into his triumphs and challenges, the meaning of family and being a dad, and his pledge to create a happier, healthier world by inspiring the love of cooking in children.
Moderated by former Masterchef Australia judge Melissa Leong, watch Jamie in a conversation that covers the breadth of his career - from the famous moment of discovery at London’s River Café to today, 24 years and 50 million books later.
‘Every time I visit Australia it feels like a big old hug – it’s a real home away from home for me.’
AUSLAN interpreted and open captioned
Arlo Parks
Live at Sydney Opera House
British bedroom pop with all the feels
One of the world’s hottest young music acts, 22-year-old British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks captured the hearts of audiences and critics with her deeply personal, empathic brand of soulful bedroom pop, winning major music prizes, topping charts and garnering some high-profile fans – from Billie Eilish to Elton John – along the way. Parks made her highly anticipated Sydney Opera House debut in the Concert Hall in July 2023, featuring music from her most recent album, My Soft Machine.
Camp Cope
Live at Sydney Opera House
An iconic Australian band’s last hurrah
The influential Australian trio played their final show ever and drew legions of fans to the Concert Hall last October, revelling in their incredible achievements and bidding farewell to their fans in the best way they knew how, with one last epic performance.The ARIA-nominated trio got the rousing send off they deserve, as singer-guitarist Georgia McDonald, bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and drummer Sarah Thompson celebrated a career hard fought – and won – on their own terms.
As McDonald once said, “Camp Cope is in defiance of everyone who’s tried to bring us down, and it’s like: Well, you can’t, because we have each other, and we’re a mountain together.”
DanceRites 2023
The Finals
First Nations culture explored through dance
Since its inception in 2015, more than 1300 participants from 95 dance groups have joined Australia’s national First Nations dance competition at Bennelong Point, a First Nations meeting place for tens of thousands of years.
Witness the powerful coming together of traditional customs and contemporary culture, as the final 8 groups from more than 30 nations and clans around Australia perform in the finals on the Opera House Forecourt. Presented by NITV.
Future Islands
Live at Sydney Opera House
Feel good indie pop with bright synths and amazing vocals
Baltimore’s Future Islands brought their synth-pop goodness to the Concert Hall last year performing songs from their latest album, As Long As You Are, alongside favourites from across their career.
Take your front row seat for this immersive live performance film, a seven song selection that captures the electric energy of the artist, crowd and the breadth of the performance.
Bark of Millions
“If you’re not invited to the party, throw a better one.” — Taylor Mac
Taylor Mac (a MacArthur Fellow, Ibsen Award winner, and Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Obie Award-winning composer Matt Ray are the masterminds behind the extraordinary Bark of Millions, part rock opera, part reimagined pride parade.
Enjoy a 90-minute selection of songs from the original 4 hour, 55 minute song performance, presented live on the Concert Hall stage for our 50th Birthday Festival. This international ensemble of 22 queer voices on stage shatters audiences’ notions of a choir sound with a spectacle that brings a bold new perspective to our stage, co-directed by visionaries Niegel Smith and Faye Driscoll and showcasing the extravagant costume design by Machine Dazzle.
Martha Marlow
Vivid LIVE 2023
Hauntingly exquisite music from two of Australia’s most mesmerising performers
With her luminous vocals, arresting lyricism and lush orchestral arrangements, Sydney singer, songwriter and composer Martha Marlow has fast become one of the most acclaimed new artists on the Australian music scene. After a rapturously-received performance at the Sydney Opera House in 2022, the ARIA-nominated musician returned in 2023 to make her Vivid LIVE debut, performing songs from her forthcoming album Queen of the Night alongside collaborator – and The Necks’ beloved pianist – Chris Abrahams.
Slide Night with Rove McManus
Live at Sydney Opera House
Before Snapchat, before Instagram... there was Slide Night
Come on over to our House for a Slide Night - an evening of spontaneous comedy where anything can happen. Hosted by the award-winning Rove McManus, two teams of Australia’s best comedians go head-to-head, using rescued photo slides from attics and op shops from across the country to serve as visual cues in a series of absurd and outrageous games.
Team captains Bridie Connell and Rebecca De Unamuno are joined by a special guest Osher Günsberg, creating a truly unpredictable throwback show that will have you in stitches.
Finding Our Voice
Sunny Kim: MotherTongue, MotherLand
Sunny Kim ’s MotherTongue, MotherLand is one of two works that was presented at Sydney Opera House, and saw Kim assembling a stellar cast of musicians: Aviva Endean, Gelareh Pour and Mindy Meng Wang. At the heart of their work is a poetic response to motherhood referencing the artists’ and their mothers’ experiences of migration, longing, belonging, joy, and pain.
Artistic director and executive producer of Finding Our Voice, Genevieve Lacey, says: “Sunny Kim’s gentle, generous artistry is balm for our times. She invites us into her radiant, powerful creations with intelligence and care.”
Finding Our Voice
William Barton: Connection
William Barton’s Connection sees the musician collaborating with exceptional colleagues Simon Barker and Scott Tinkler.
Artistic director and executive producer of Finding Our Voice, Genevieve Lacey, says: “William Barton is central to any celebration of Australian music. He’s been a pioneer for decades, sharing his instrument, voice, and his generous, beautiful musicianship far and wide. Deeply expressive, Barton’s compositions and performances come from long relationships with land, family, and culture.”